Historical Background:In late March 1945, the battle hardened 6th SS Panzers launched an attack against the 3rd Ukrainian Army. No sooner had the attack begun than they were countered by an even bigger offensive by the Ukrainians who crushed the heavily outnumbered SS. The survivors fell back, hoping to somehow stem the Soviet drive towards Vienna .

Lead by Lieutenant Colonel Fritz Hagen, an SS Kampfgruppe took up a defensive blocking position astride the main Budapest-Vienna Highway. Lead elements of Tolbuhkin's 6th Guards smashed into Hagen's tank support infantry screen in the midst of a spring snow storm. Panzerfausts and Panthers accounted for more than 100 Soviet tanks, with the sheer volume of wrecked Armor delaying the Soviet advance. This brief delay allowed the Germans to pull back to a new defensive position, though they had already paid a high price during the fighting.

Briefing:German Player: 6 cards

Soviet Player: 5 cardsYou move first.

Conditions of Victory:5 medals.

Additionally, at the start of the game before cards are dealt, the Soviet player chooses one of the following victory conditions for the entire game:The two exit markers are in effect for Soviet forces leaving the board.orThe 5 town hexes are a majority victory metal objective for the Soviet side worth 1 medal.

Special Weapon Asset rules are in effect for Soviet and German units with Machine Guns (SWAs 7 - Machine Gun Late War) and for the German unit equipped with Anti-Tank Guns (SWAs 5 - Anti-Tank Gun Late War).

Place a badge on German and Soviet engineer units (Troops 4 - Combat Engineers). They may also move 2 and still battle.

Half-Track rules are in effect for the German 3-figure Half Track unit (Troops 18 - Half-Tracks).

Tank Destroyer Rules and in effect for units marked with TD Badges (Troops 24 - Tank Destroyers).The German Tank Destroyer is a 3-figure unit. It doesn't count as a medal when eliminated. The Soviet Tank Destroyer with a Battle Star token is a 3-figure unit.

All German units are camouflaged (Actions 16 - Camouflage), except for the three armor units in the back row.

Scenario Bibliography:Scenario made by Brycie35. Thank you!

Warning:Please note that this scenario was not approved by Richard Borg or Days of Wonder, so you have to check yourself about playability, potential gaming issues, etc.